Brandsford

Brandsford ppt

• movement from 20th to 21st century
• exponential growth in human knowledge
• shifting goals from coverage to understanding
• be cautious of content misconceptions
• understanding of learning is essential
• fish's fish, misunderstanding of birds flying
• misconception: "contructivism", teachers perpetuate misconceptions
• metacognition--thinking about thinking
• Key Findings:
  • kids have preconceptions, must engage them, may revert to preconceptions outside of classroom
  • experts and novices
  • emphasis on metacognition
• use a variety of approaches/methods of teaching
• teacher training does not represent what we are trying to change in our own classrooms

Chapter 1 from book may be useful in final class project. Lots of data and info.